Riverside High School is girl's correctional education program housed adjacent to the Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility in

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, USA. Riverside hosts the Young Women’s Transition Program (YWTP). The school is affiliated with four districts; Linn-Benton Lincoln Education Service District (ESD) and Lane ESD are due to location but the program is overseen by the

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Youth Corrections Education Program (YCEP) and

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(MSED). Riverside is paired with Ocean Dunes High School in

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and Three Lakes High School and the Linn-Benton Juvenile Detention Center, which are also located within Oak Creek. The program moved from

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to Albany in 2016.

Students

Students at Riverside are girls ages 15 to 25 who are moving from a youth correctional facility back into the community. YWTP is a more self-led facility that encourages students to play a larger role in their correctional progress while still being under supervision. The facilities can accommodate up to 14 students at a time.

Academics

Riverside students can earn their high school diploma, GED, vocational education/certification, college credits, associate's degree, or bachelor's degree. In 2020, Riverside and Three Lakes saw 25 students graduate with their high school diploma or GED and 3 with their associate's degree. Riverside strives to give its students vocational skills such as driving forklifts and tractors (including snow-clearing),

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training,

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, flagging, first aid, culinary certifications,

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, blueprint reading,

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/ handywork, technical writing, fabrication, and welding, which might expand their job opportunities. They also learn resume writing, financial planning, and interviewing skills. Baker Technical Institute,

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, the

, and Girls Build are frequent collaborators with the school.

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